A Quick Start Guide to Participating in a Twitter Chat #Project24 MOOC Resource via Tom Murray, @thomascmurray STEP 1: Create a Twitter Account – www.twitter.com STEP 2: Complete your Twitter BIO and Include a Picture People will connect on Twitter more frequently with those that have a completed bio and picture. NOTE: For a Tweet to be included in a particular chat, the hashtag (Ex. #edtechchat) must be included in the Tweet. (See Right) Follow the directions to create an account. You may elect to skip some recommended sections. Connect with People and Organizations Follow and Search for Topics, Chats, etc. Information about your account. Send a Tweet from here. Search for a Person, Organization or Hashtag Sample Search for #edtechchat See what’s currently trending. Twitter recommends people to follow based on who you are currently following. Don’t be an egghead! Give yourself a picture!
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A Quick Start Guide to Participating in a Twitter Chat
#Project24 MOOC Resource via Tom Murray, @thomascmurray
STEP 1: Create a Twitter Account – www.twitter.com
STEP 2: Complete your Twitter BIO and Include a Picture People will connect on Twitter more frequently with those that have a completed bio and picture.
NOTE: For a Tweet to be included in a particular chat, the hashtag
(Ex. #edtechchat) must be included in the Tweet. (See Right)
STEP 3: Use a Third Party Application to Efficiently Take Part in a Chat Unfortunately, joining a Twitter Chat from Twitter.com or through a Twitter phone app is very difficult.
Therefore a third party application is recommended. Three examples are:
TWEETDECK – Use www.tweetdeck.com, or if using Google Chrome, use the Tweetdeck App available in the
Chrome Store. Use the “+” to add columns such as “Timeline” (News Feed), “Tweets” (Shows Your Tweets),
“Interactions” (Lists any time you were mentioned in a Tweet), or “Search”, a hashtag such as #edtechchat.